HC Deb 23 May 1980 vol 985 cc418-25W
Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish a table showing, at 1979 survey prices, the changes in table 2.7 of the public expenditure White Paper, Cmnd. 7841, for the housing programme items from those contained in the January 1979 White Paper, Cmnd. 7439, and the November 1979 White Paper, Cmnd. 7746.

Mr. Stanley

The information requested—for England—is as follows:

£m at 1979survey prices
1974/5 Cmnd. 7439 and. 7841 1975/6 Cmnd. 7439 and 7841 1976/7 Cmnd. 7439 and 7841 1977/8 Cmnd. 7439 and 7841 1978/9 Cmnd. 7439 1978/9 Cmnd. 7841 1979/80 Cmnd. 7439 1979/80 Cmnd. 7441
CURRENT EXPENDITURE/
General Subsidies
Central Government Subsidies to Local Authority Housing … … … … … … 841 969 1,115 1,052 1,145 1,148 1,192 1,176
Rate Fund Contributions to Local Authority Housing 237 269 208 183 223 238 237 298
Subsidies to New Towns … … … … 57 82 87 96 102 100 111 107
Housing Association revenue deficit grants … … 13 18 20 20 21 22 21 21
Total General Subsidies … … … … … 1,148 1,338 1,430 1,351 1,491 1,508 1,561 1,602
Rent Rebates
Central Government … … … … … 267 260 287 295 296 293 293 281
Rate Fund Contributions … … … … 71 89 98 102 101 101 100 96
Rent Allowances … … … … … … 62 67 90 98 101 95 108 108
Total Income Related Subsidies … … … 400 416 475 495 498 489 501 485
Option Mortgage Scheme … … … … 134 171 191 182 172 164 220 186
Administration
Central Government … … … … … 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 11
Local Authorities … … … … … 44 43 65 43 44 62 44 68
Total Current Expenditure … … … … 1,734 1,976 2,169 2,079 2,214 2,233 2,337 2,353
1980/1 Cmnd. 7439 1980/1 Cmnd. 7746 1980/1 Cmnd. 7841 1981/2 Cmnd. 7439 1981/2 Cmnd. 7841 1982/3 Cmnd. 7439 1982/3 Cmnd. 7841 1983/4 Cmnd. 7841
General Subsidies
Central Government Subsidies to Local Authority Housing … … … … … … 1,159
Rate Fund Contributions to Local Authority Housing 308 1,420
Subsidies to New Towns … … … … 117 103
Housing Association revenue deficit grants … … 21 21
Total General Subsidies … … … … 1,605 1,544
Rent Rebates
Cenral Government … … … … … 305
Rate Fund Contributions … … … … 104 538
Rent Allowances … … … … … … 114
Total Income Related Subsidies … … … 523 538
Option Mortgage Scheme … … … … 314 204
Administration
Central Government … … … … … 8
Local Authorities … … … … … 45 70
Total Current Expenditure … … … … 2,495 2,355 2,356
£m at 1979survey prices
1974/5 Cmnd. 7439 and 7841 1975/6 Cmnd. 7439 and 7841 1976/7 Cmnd. 7439 and 7841 1977/8 Cmnd. 7439 and 7841 1978/9 Cmnd. 7439 1978/9 Cmnd. 7841 1979/80 Cmnd. 7439 1979/80 Cmnd. 7841
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
Local Authority gross expenditure
Land … … … … … … … 187 191 140 78 75 55 152 34
New Dwellings … … … … … … 1,199 1,525 1,596 1,424 1,241 1,117 1,285 900
Acquisitions … … … … … … 440 222 136 78 74 69 111 48
Improvement investment … … … … 521 420 411 416 584 481 488 607
Other … … … … … … … 87 111 94 77 75 60 86 57
Improvement grants … … … … … 245 98 83 74 135 99 187 103
Gross lending to private persons for house purchase and improvement … … … … … 1,007 611 247 151 181 176 157 225
Loans and Grants to the Housing associations … 198 256 268 259 195 187 184 149
Total Local Authority Gross Expenditure … … 3,884 3,434 2,975 2,557 2,560 2,244 2,650 2,123
New Towns gross investment
Land … … … … … … … 37 27 18 5 10 7 9 5
New Dwellings … … … … … … 147 186 198 157 146 122 151 119
Improvements … … … … … … 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
Total New Towns gross investment … … … 187 216 219 166 159 132 163 127
Sales and Repayments
Land and Dwellings
Local Authorities … … … … … −28 −81 −95 −205 −338 −362 −196 −460
New Towns … … … … … … −13 −17 −16 −15 −15 −21 −19 −53
Associated lending (gross) … … … … 15 44 60 112 215 225 45 348
Repayments … … … … … … −36 −31 −41 −41 −49 −46 −28 −47
Repayment of loans to private persons for House purchase and improvement … … … … −208 −298 −296 −335 −318 −335 −298 −260
Repayment of loans to housing associations … … −2 −1 −4 −4 −2 −8 −4 −8
Total sales and repayments … … … … −272 −384 −392 −488 −507 −547 −500 −480
Housing Corporation schemes
Loans and grants to Housing Associations
Gross … … … … … … … 173 252 323 313 373 333 371 350
Repayments … … … … … … — −1 −3 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3
Total Housing Corporation … … … … 173 251 320 311 370 330 368 347
Savings bonus and loans scheme
For first time purchasers (net) and other lending (net) … 231 −204 −5 −5 −4 −4 −3 −3
Total Capital Expenditure … … … … 4,203 3,313 3,117 2541 2,578 2,155 2,678 2,114
Total … … … … … … … 5,937 5,289 5,286 4,636 4,792 4.388 5,015 4,467
£m at 1979survey prices
1980/1 Cmnd. 7439 1980/1 Cmnd. 7746 1980/1Cmnd. 7841 1981/2 Cmnd. 7439 1981/2 Cmnd. 7481 1982/3 Cmnd. 7439 1982/3 Cmnd. 7841 1983/4 Cmad. 7841
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
Local Authority gross expenditure
Land … … … … … … … 178
New Dwellings … … … … … … 1,286
Acquisitions … … … … … … 151
Improvement investment … … … … 451
Other … … … … … … … 82
Improvement grants … … … … … 187
Gross lending to private persons for house purchase and improvement … … … … … 157
Loans and Grants to the Housing associations … 99
Total Local Authority Gross Expenditure … … 2,591 1,618
New Towns gross investment
Land … … … … … … … 9
New Dwellings … … … … … … 139
Improvements … … … … … … 3
Total New Towns gross investment … … … 151 111
Sales and Repayments
Land and Dwellings
Local Authorities … … … … … −196
New Towns … … … … … … −19
Associated lending (gross) … … … … 45
Repayments … … … … … … −28
Repayment of loans to private persons for House purchase and improvement. … … … … −254
Repayment of loans to housing associations … … −4
Total sales and repayments … … … … −456 −484
Housing Corporation Schemes
Loans and grants to Housing Associations
Gross … … … … … … … 432
Repayments … … … … … … −3
Total Housing Corporation … … … … 429 305
Savings bonus and loans scheme
For first time purchaser (net) and other lending (net) … 55 1
Total Capital Expenditure … … … … … 2,770 1,890 1,551
Total … … … … … … … 5,265 4,245 3,907 5,384 3,167 5,483 2,655 2,269

Note:

Differences between Cmnd. 7439 and Cmnd. 7841 for outturn years are the result of fuller expenditure data becoming available in the course of the 1979 public expenditure survey. Cmnd. 7439 figures have been revalued to the same price base 7841.

Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish a breakdown of the figures contained in table 2.7 of the public expenditure White Paper, Cmnd. 7841, showing separately the estimated sums for England and Wales.

Mr. Stanley

As regards England, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the table provided in answer to another question from him today.

As regards Wales, I refer him to the answer given to his right hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Mr. Jones) on 31 March 1980, by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.—[Vol. 982, c. 97–100.]

AGGREGATE EXPENDITURE AND INCOME OF HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNTS FOR ENGLAND
£ million outturn prices
1978–79 1979–80 (provisional)
Expenditure
Supervision and management … … … … … 387 462
Repairs and maintenance … … … … … 555 656
Interest … … … … … … … … 1,652 1,959
Debt redemption … … … … … … … 196 224
Capital expenditure charged to revenue … … … 59 64
Other expenditure … … … … … … 50 46
Total … … … … … … … 2,899 3,411
Income
Gross rents of dwellings … … … … … … 1,511 1,687
less rebates … … … … … … … (335) (378)
Net rents of dwellings … … … … … … (1,176) (1,309)
Other rents and other income … … … … … 139 130
Interest received from sales … … … … … 48 74
Use of balances* … … … … … … … −14 54
Exchequer and rate fund subsidies (excluding rebates) … 1,215 1,466
Total … … … … … … … 2,899 3,411
*Minus denotes addition to balances.